Recent reports pertaining to a leakage of Gameloft Live player account information may have dented the company's reputation further.
A number of Order & Chaos Online players had earlier reported that their accounts had been hacked - something Gameloft confirmed to sister site Pocket Gamer, stating the firm was looking into the cause of the breach.
Since then, Gameloft has released an official statement, confirming around 100 users have been affected and that, as a security response, the firm is closing down the web version of Gameloft Live.
Data protection
"All users who have contacted us saw their account situation restored," read the statement.
"As less than 1 percent of Gameloft Live users accessed Gameloft Live through the web version, we decided to close the web version of Gameloft Live."
"We're taking this situation very seriously. It is a priority for us to keep player's data protected.
Gameloft joins Sony and CCP as a major player to suffer user accounts hacks.
Sony's PSN was shut down for weeks in April 2011 while CCP, developer of the upcoming PS Vita shooter Dust 514, has also seen accounts hacked on its PC-based MMO Eve: Online.
[source: Pocket Gamer]
